METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CARBON CATHODES - Patent 1789982

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EP 1 789 982 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	29.06.2006

(43)	Date of publication:
	30.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/22

(21)	Application number: 05775535.7

(22)	Date of filing: 27.07.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01G 9/058^(2006.01)

H01M 4/04^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/026552

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/014991 (09.02.2006 Gazette 2006/06)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

30.07.2004 US 903685

(71)	Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
	Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HOSSICK-SCHOTT, Joachim Minneapolis, MN 55419 (US) KEITEL, Oliver 63739 Aschaffenburg (DE) SPECHT, Heiko 63739 Aschaffenburg (DE) KRUGER, Frank 63486 Bruchkobel (DE)

(74)	Representative: Hughes, Andrea Michelle
	Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

(54)	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CARBON CATHODES